S.A. Back in the Day: 112 years of the San Antonio Light

January 27, 2013 |Compiled by Merrisa Brown, mySA.com

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Light's last edition, we've combed through the archives to bring you 100 Light covers chronicling historic events.

San Antonio Light archives

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SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 1957: The Soviet Union launches a satellite Sputnik. "Roy Hutchenson, KTSA radio engineer," the Light reported, said "he had heard the radio signals he believed to have emanated from" Sputnik at 10:56 p.m. Friday.

San Antonio Light archives

49of102

SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 1957: The Soviet Union launches a satellite Sputnik. "Roy Hutchenson, KTSA radio engineer," the Light reported, said "he had heard the radio signals he believed to have emanated from" Sputnik at 10:56 p.m. Friday.